Once Upon a Time in Moberly for July 3, 2012

•Moberly’s City Council has set August 7 as the date when Moberlyans again will be asked to extend the city limits.

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By Debbie Fitzpatrick

Moberly Monitor-Index - Moberly, MO

By Debbie Fitzpatrick

Posted Jul. 3, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 26, 2012 at 9:19 AM

By Debbie Fitzpatrick

Posted Jul. 3, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 26, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Moberly, Mo.

Tuesday, July 3, 1962

•Moberly’s City Council has set August 7 as the date when Moberlyans again will be asked to extend the city limits.

•Much needed rain, ranging from 1 1/2 to four inches, fell in the Moberly area last night. Randolph County Agent John M. Douglas said that although the downpour caused considerable damage in some bottoms, the rain, in general, probably did more good than harm.

•City firemen weren’t able to get much sleep last night. Lightning struck two houses and a church in Moberly, resulting in a busy night for the fire department. The home of Mrs. Carmen Jones, 423 Union Avenue was struck; The AME Church, North Fifth and Winchester Streets was struck and caught fire and the home at 913 West Coates Street was struck though this home was unoccupied, owned by Reynold Jackson.

Friday, July 3, 1987

•Jacki and Jennifer Davidson displayed some of the hundreds of types of fireworks available around Moberly, featured in a photo. Jacki and Jennifer are the second generation of Davidsons to operate a stand, dating back 24 years ago when their father first opened. Because fireworks cannot be sold inside the city limits, dozens of stands surround Moberly. The two report today and tomorrow as the big day for firework sales.

•Denis Wright who wore his seat belt while checks were made by members of the North Central Missouri Safety Council between June 26 and July 1, had a good reason for being happy he was buckled up when checked. At the Monitor-Index, Bob Cunningham, general manager of the newspaper, drew the name of Wright from a box of names representing other persons who wore seat belts when checked and Wright became the recipient of a $500 savings bond provided by the Missouri Seat Belt Coalition. Present when the drawing was held were Ada Twenter, member of the North Central Missouri Safety Council; Cunningham, Carolee Hazlet, Moberly City Council member and member of Community Betterment; and Doug Henry, member of the NCMSC.

•The Kinder home, located east of Moberly on Highway 24 is all decked out for the 4th of July, featured in a photo on today’s front page.

•A 40-foot banner now spans Reed Street in downtown Moberly to focus attention on the fact that many downtown businesses have extended hours for their customers’ convenience. Several downtown merchants realize that the average person works between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. so their shopping hours must fall outside that time. During the month of July, Main Street Moberly merchants offer non-traditional hours to help with that issue.

•Ride the Rothwell Park Railroad! The trains will be running on July 4. The Rothwell Park Railroad is fun for the kids and the whole family and is located on the west side of Moberly’s picturesque Rothwell Park near the Thompson Camp grounds.